Silicate weathering in anoxic marine sediment as a requirement for authigenic carbonate burial

Torres, Marta E.; Hong, Wei-Li; Solomon, Evan A.; Milliken, Kitty; Kim, Ji-Hoon; Sample, James C.; Teichert, Barbara M.A.; Wallmann, Klaus

doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2019.102960

Silicate weathering in anoxic marine sediment as a requirement for authigenic carbonate burial

Journal Article · Tue Nov 19 00:00:00 EST 2019 · Earth-Science Reviews

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2019.102960· OSTI ID:1799759

Torres, Marta E. ^[1]; Hong, Wei-Li ^[2]; Solomon, Evan A. ^[3]; Milliken, Kitty ^[4]; Kim, Ji-Hoon ^[5]; Sample, James C. ^[6]; Teichert, Barbara M.A. ^[7]; Wallmann, Klaus ^[8]

Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR (United States); OSTI
Geological Survey of Norway, Trondheim (Norway)
Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States)
Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States)
Korea Inst. of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, Daejeon (Korea, Republic of)
Northern Arizona Univ., Flagstaff, AZ (United States)
Wilhelms-Univ. Münster (Germany)
IFM-GEOMAR Leibniz Inst. of Marine Sciences, Kiel (Germany)

We emphasize the importance of marine silicate weathering (MSiW) reactions in anoxic sediment as fundamental in generating alkalinity and cations needed for carbonate precipitation and preservation along continental margins. We use a model that couples thermodynamics with aqueous geochemistry to show that the CO₂ released during methanogenesis results in a drop in pH to 6.0; unless these protons are buffered by MSiW, carbonate minerals will dissolve. We present data from two regions: the India passive margin and the active subduction zone off Japan, where ash and/or rivers supply the reactive silicate phase, as reflected in strontium isotope data. Offshore India and Korea, alteration of continent-derived silicates results in pore water enriched in radiogenic ⁸⁷Sr, with ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr ratios as high as 0.7095 and 0.7104, respectively. Off Japan, strontium in pore water influenced by ash alteration is depleted in ⁸⁷Sr, with ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr as low as 0.7065. Carbonate minerals formed by alkalinity and cations generated through MSiW carry these strontium isotopic signals, and are typically dolomite, siderite, and Fe-rich calcite. These contrast with the aragonite and high-magnesium calcite that form during anaerobic oxidation of methane and incorporate the coeval seawater ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr signal. We show that MSiW is necessary for authigenic carbonate formation and preservation along continental margins, which remove carbon from Earth’s surface at rates previously estimated to be at least 10¹² mol yr^-1. In addition, these authigenic carbonates are of relevance to studies of the deep biosphere, fluid flow, seismogenesis, slope stability, and reservoir characteristics.

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Research Organization:: Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE)

Grant/Contract Number:: FE0013531

OSTI ID:: 1799759

Journal Information:: Earth-Science Reviews, Journal Name: Earth-Science Reviews Vol. 200; ISSN 0012-8252

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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